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Mississippi Business NewsTue, 26 Sep 2017 19:02:47 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.645828637Cold, wet weather raising concerns of hay producershttp://msbusiness.com/2014/04/cold-wet-weather-raising-concerns-hay-producers/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/cold-wet-weather-raising-concerns-hay-producers/#respondThu, 24 Apr 2014 16:33:37 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=88429ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Hay producers need warmer temperatures and drier ground to catch up with production this spring. “Everything is shaping up to be late with all the wet, cool weather we’ve had,” said Charlie Bush, Mississippi State University Extension Service agent in Simpson County. Simpson was one of the counties where some fields flooded ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/04/cold-wet-weather-raising-concerns-hay-producers/feed/088429Recent cold snap good news and bad news for farmershttp://msbusiness.com/2014/01/recent-cold-snap-good-news-bad-news-farmers/
http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/recent-cold-snap-good-news-bad-news-farmers/#respondMon, 20 Jan 2014 15:12:16 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=84972ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Record low temperatures the first week of January plunged the state into a deep freeze, but the cold came too early to cause significant plant damage or have much effect on insect pests in 2014. Horticulture… Lelia Kelly, horticulturist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said most plants were firmly ...

]]>http://msbusiness.com/2014/01/recent-cold-snap-good-news-bad-news-farmers/feed/084972Invasive stem maggots threaten state's pasturelandshttp://msbusiness.com/2013/08/invasive-stem-maggots-threaten-states-pasturelands/
http://msbusiness.com/2013/08/invasive-stem-maggots-threaten-states-pasturelands/#respondMon, 12 Aug 2013 11:56:46 +0000http://msbusiness.com/?p=79528ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Forage producers and their livestock are not the only ones admiring the plentiful bermudagrass fields and pastures across the state this year. Another invasive insect has arrived in Mississippi, this time to take a bite out of potentially strong hay yields. Stem maggots are joining the list of invasive species in the ...